<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by Sweet Willie:
Francophile,
It does not bother me, but my parents are sensitive to MSG. Is this normally listed on a menu or are you asking if MSG is used?</font>
I'm positive they use MSG. One time when I went there I forgot to ask them to leave out the MSG. The meal tasted delicious! However, an hour or two after I got home, I endured a dull headache.
For some Chinese people, a dish just wouldn't be complete with that "extra kick." There was an article in the New York Times a year back about how restaurants in Beijing wouldn't even leaving out the MSG. Their customers demand it!